Venture Development Manager

Job Summary

The Venture Development Manager serves as a strategic architect and operator of ADNOC’s next-generation ventures. This role is responsible for identifying transformative opportunities, validating market-backed solutions, and leading high-impact ventures from concept to commercial scale. The position demands comfort with ambiguity, deep stakeholder alignment, and excellence in structured venture building.

Key Responsibilities

• Venture Identification & Validation

• Define and validate 4-8 high-potential venture concepts.


• Conduct market research and feasibility assessments.

• Venture Building & Delivery

• Deliver at least 3 MVPs with early commercial traction.


• Establish governance, reporting, and agile venture delivery processes.


• Lead cross-functional teams to execute venture projects.

• Stakeholder Alignment & Collaboration

• Secure alignment with senior stakeholders.


• Enable and coordinate cross-functional collaboration.

• Innovation Governance

• Implement innovation frameworks (Lean Startup, Design Thinking).


• Ensure structured and scalable venture delivery.

Tools and Technologies

• Innovation Frameworks: Lean Startup, Design Thinking


• Project Management: Agile tools, Asana, Microsoft Teams


• Business Modeling: Financial modeling tools, analytics platforms

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Number of validated venture concepts


• Number of MVPs launched with commercial traction


• Stakeholder alignment and satisfaction


• Efficiency of venture delivery processes

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or related field; advanced degree preferred.


• 8 years of experience in venture development, corporate innovation, strategy, or partnerships.  


• Proven experience in business modeling, venture feasibility assessment, and gotomarket planning.  


• Experience working in crossfunctional and matrixed enterprise environments.  


• Exposure to retail, energy, mobility, or consumerfocused industries is an advantage. 


• Familiarity with agile methodologies, design thinking, and innovation frameworks. 


• Strong business acumen and commercial evaluation skills. 


• Solid understanding of startup ecosystems, venture building, and innovation frameworks. 


• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making capabilities. 


• Strong stakeholder engagement and partnership management skills. 


• Ability to translate strategic ideas into executable venture